# 2020 Philadelphia Phillies season

The 2020 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 138th season in the history of the franchise, its 17th season at Citizens Bank Park, and the first season under new manager Joe Girardi.
On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled. Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks. On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camp on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for Opening Day on July 24.
On September 19, the Phillies had a 27–25 record and needed to win just two of their final eight games to qualify for the playoffs. However, the Phillies collapsed by only going 1–7, thus encountering their third consecutive September collapse, missing the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season, and failing to improve on their 81–81 record from the previous season.

## Season standings
### National League East

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Atlanta Braves | 35 | 25 | .583 | — | 19‍–‍11 | 16‍–‍14 |
| Miami Marlins | 31 | 29 | .517 | 4 | 11‍–‍15 | 20‍–‍14 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 32 | .467 | 7 | 19‍–‍13 | 9‍–‍19 |
| Washington Nationals | 26 | 34 | .433 | 9 | 15‍–‍18 | 11‍–‍16 |
| New York Mets | 26 | 34 | .433 | 9 | 12‍–‍17 | 14‍–‍17 |

### National League Wild Card

vteDivision Leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 17 | .717 |
| Atlanta Braves | 35 | 25 | .583 |
| Chicago Cubs | 34 | 26 | .567 |
vteDivision 2nd Place :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| San Diego Padres | 37 | 23 | .617 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 28 | .517 |
| Miami Marlins | 31 | 29 | .517 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Cincinnati Reds | 31 | 29 | .517 | +2 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 29 | 31 | .483 | — |
| San Francisco Giants | 29 | 31 | .483 | — |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 32 | .467 | 1 |
| Washington Nationals | 26 | 34 | .433 | 3 |
| New York Mets | 26 | 34 | .433 | 3 |
| Colorado Rockies | 26 | 34 | .433 | 3 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 25 | 35 | .417 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 19 | 41 | .317 | 10 |

### Record vs. opponents

2020 National League recordvte
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2020 :
| Team | ATL | MIA | NYM | PHI | WSH | AL |
| Atlanta | — | 6–4 | 7–3 | 5–5 | 6–4 | 11–9 |
| Miami | 4–6 | — | 4–6 | 7–3 | 6–4 | 10–10 |
| New York | 3–7 | 6–4 | — | 4–6 | 4–6 | 9–11 |
| Philadelphia | 5–5 | 3–7 | 6–4 | — | 7–3 | 7–13 |
| Washington | 4–6 | 4–6 | 6–4 | 3–7 | — | 9–11 |

## Game log

2020 Game Log Overall Record: 28–32 :
July (1–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecord
1July 24Marlins2–5Sandy Alcántara (1–0)Aaron Nola (0–1)Brandon Kintzler (1)0–1
2July 25Marlins7–1Zack Wheeler (1–0)Alex Vesia (0–1)—1–1
3July 26Marlins6–11Stephen Tarpley (1–0)Cole Irvin (0–1)—1–2
—July 27YankeesPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup: August 5
—July 28YankeesPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup: August 6
—July 29@ YankeesPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup: August 3
—July 30@ YankeesPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup: August 4
—July 31@ Blue JaysPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup: August 1 as a traditional doubleheader :
August (14–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecord
—August 1 (1)@ Blue JaysPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup: August 20 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader
—August 1 (2)@ Blue JaysPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup: August 20 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader
—August 2@ Blue JaysPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup: September 18 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader
4August 3@ Yankees3–6Gerrit Cole (3–0)Jake Arrieta (0–1)Zack Britton (4)1–3
—August 4@ MarlinsPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup: September 11 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader
—August 4@ YankeesPostponed (inclement weather); Makeup: August 5 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader
—August 5@ MarlinsPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup: Makeup: September 13 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader
5August 5 (1)@ Yankees11–7Zack Wheeler (2–0)J. A. Happ (0–1)Héctor Neris (1)2–3
6August 5 (2)Yankees1–3Adam Ottavino (2–0)Tommy Hunter (0–1)Zack Britton (5)2–4
—August 6@ MarlinsPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup: September 14 as a single game
7August 6Yankees5–4Deolis Guerra (1–0)Jordan Montgomery (1–1)Héctor Neris (2)3–4
—August 7BravesPostponed (rain); Makeup: August 9 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader
8August 8Braves5–0Jake Arrieta (1–1)Kyle Wright (0–2)—4–4
9August 9 (1)Braves2–5Tyler Matzek (2–0)Deolis Guerra (1–1)Mark Melancon (3)4–5
10August 9 (2)Braves0–8Max Fried (3–0)Spencer Howard (0–1)—4–6
11August 10Braves13–8Aaron Nola (1–1)Sean Newcomb (0–2)—5–6
12August 11Orioles9–10 (10)Cole Sulser (1–1)Deolis Guerra (1–2)Travis Lakins, Sr. (1)5–7
13August 12Orioles4–5Shawn Armstrong (2–0)Zach Eflin (0–1)Cole Sulser (4)5–8
14August 13Orioles4–11Tom Eshelman (1–0)Jake Arrieta (1–2)—5–9
15August 14Mets6–5Héctor Neris (1–0)Seth Lugo (1–2)—6–9
16August 15Mets6–2Aaron Nola (2–1)Steven Matz (0–4)—7–9
17August 16Mets6–2Zack Wheeler (3–0)Rick Porcello (1–3)—8–9
18August 18@ Red Sox13–6Blake Parker (1–0)Josh Taylor (0–1)—9–9
19August 19@ Red Sox3–6Austin Brice (1–0)Jake Arrieta (1–3)Brandon Workman (4)9–10
20August 20 (1)@ Blue Jays2–3Jordan Romano (2–1)Deolis Guerra (1–3)—9–11
21August 20 (2)@ Blue Jays8–9Anthony Kay (2–0)Héctor Neris (1–1)A. J. Cole (1)9–12
22August 21@ Braves2–11Max Fried (4–0)Aaron Nola (2–2)—9–13
23August 22@ Braves5–6Mark Melancon (2–0)Brandon Workman (0–1)—9–14
24August 23@ Braves5–4Zach Eflin (1–1)Josh Tomlin (1–1)Brandon Workman (5)10–14
25August 25@ Nationals8–3Jake Arrieta (2–3)Erick Fedde (1–2)—11–14
26August 26@ Nationals3–2Aaron Nola (3–2)Will Harris (0–1)Brandon Workman (6)12–14
—August 27@ NationalsPostponed (strikes due to shooting of Jacob Blake); Makeup: September 22 as a straight, 7-inning doubleheader
27August 28Braves7–4 (11)Blake Parker (2–0)Mark Melancon (2–1)—13–14
28August 29Braves4–1Zach Eflin (2–1)Josh Tomlin (1–2)Brandon Workman (7)14–14
29August 30Braves10–12A. J. Minter (1–0)Jake Arrieta (2–4)Mark Melancon (6)14–15
30August 31Nationals8–6Spencer Howard (1–1)Erick Fedde (1–3)—15–15 :
September (13–17)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecord
31September 1Nationals6–0Aaron Nola (4–2)Patrick Corbin (2–3)—16–15
32September 2Nationals3–0Zack Wheeler (4–0)Max Scherzer (3–2)Brandon Workman (8)17–15
33September 3Nationals6–5 (10)Blake Parker (3–0)Sean Doolittle (0–2)—18–15
34September 4@ Mets5–3Jake Arrieta (3–4)Jared Hughes (1–2)Brandon Workman (9)19–15
35September 5@ Mets1–5Seth Lugo (2–2)Spencer Howard (1–2)—19–16
36September 6@ Mets1–14Jacob deGrom (3–1)Aaron Nola (4–3)—19–17
37September 7@ Mets9–8 (10)Brandon Workman (1–1)Miguel Castro (1–1)Héctor Neris (3)20–17
38September 8 (1)Red Sox6–5Héctor Neris (2–1)Matt Barnes (1–3)—21–17
39September 8 (2)Red Sox2–5Chris Mazza (1–1)David Phelps (2–4)Marcus Walden (1)21–18
40September 10@ Marlins5–6Yimi García (1–0)Brandon Workman (1–2)—21–19
41September 11 (1)@ Marlins11–0Aaron Nola (5–3)Trevor Rogers (1–1)—22–19
42September 11 (2)@ Marlins3–5James Hoyt (2–0)Ranger Suárez (0–1)Yimi García (1)22–20
43September 12@ Marlins12–6Heath Hembree (3–0)José Ureña (0–1)—23–20
44September 13 (1)@ Marlins1–2Sixto Sánchez (3–1)Ramón Rosso (0–1)—23–21
45September 13 (2)@ Marlins1–8Braxton Garrett (1–0)Zach Eflin (2–2)—23–22
46September 14@ Marlins2–6Pablo López (4–4)Vince Velasquez (0–1)—23–23
47September 15Mets4–1Jake Arrieta (4–4)Rick Porcello (1–5)Héctor Neris (4)24–23
48September 16Mets4–5Miguel Castro (2–1)Héctor Neris (2–2)Edwin Díaz (4)24–24
49September 17Mets6–10Justin Wilson (2–1)Brandon Workman (1–3)—24–25
50September 18 (1)@ Blue Jays7–0Zach Eflin (3–2)Robbie Ray (2–5)—25–25
51September 18 (2)Blue Jays8–7Connor Brogdon (1–0)Rafael Dolis (2–2)Héctor Neris (5)26–25
52September 19Blue Jays3–1Vince Velasquez (1–1)Hyun-jin Ryu (4–2)Tommy Hunter (1)27–25
53September 20Blue Jays3–6Taijuan Walker (4–3)Adonis Medina (0–1)Anthony Bass (6)27–26
54September 21@ Nationals1–5Aníbal Sánchez (3–5)Zack Wheeler (4–1)—27–27
55September 22 (1)@ Nationals1–5Austin Voth (1–5)Aaron Nola (5–4)—27–28
56September 22 (2)@ Nationals7–8 (8)Daniel Hudson (3–2)Brandon Workman (1–4)—27–29
57September 23@ Nationals12–3Zach Eflin (4–2)Erick Fedde (2–4)—28–29
58September 25@ Rays4–6Nick Anderson (2–1)Adam Morgan (0–1)John Curtiss (2)28–30
59September 26@ Rays3–4Peter Fairbanks (6–3)Zack Wheeler (4–2)Aaron Slegers (1)28–31
60September 27@ Rays0–5Josh Fleming (5–0)Aaron Nola (5–5)—28–32 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Phillies team member :
* 1 2 3 4 at Citizens Bank Park due to ongoing preparations at the Blue Jays 2020 "home" field (Sahlen Field)
* ↑ at Citizens Bank Park with the Yankees as the home team
* ↑ at Citizens Bank Park with the Blue Jays as the home team

## Roster

All players who made an appearance for the Phillies during 2020 are included.

## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| Andrew McCutchen | 57 | 217 | 32 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 22 | .253 | .433 |
| Didi Gregorius | 60 | 215 | 34 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 3 | 15 | .284 | .488 |
| Jean Segura | 54 | 192 | 28 | 51 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 23 | .266 | .422 |
| Bryce Harper | 58 | 190 | 41 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 49 | .268 | .542 |
| J. T. Realmuto | 47 | 173 | 33 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 4 | 16 | .266 | .491 |
| Alec Bohm | 44 | 160 | 24 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 16 | .338 | .481 |
| Rhys Hoskins | 41 | 151 | 35 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 29 | .245 | .503 |
| Scott Kingery | 36 | 113 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | .159 | .283 |
| Roman Quinn | 41 | 108 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | .213 | .315 |
| Jay Bruce | 32 | 96 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 7 | .198 | .469 |
| Phil Gosselin | 39 | 92 | 14 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10 | .250 | .402 |
| Adam Haseley | 40 | 79 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | .278 | .342 |
| Andrew Knapp | 33 | 72 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 | .278 | .444 |
| Neil Walker | 18 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .308 |
| Kyle Garlick | 12 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .136 | .182 |
| Mickey Moniak | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .214 | .214 |
| Rafael Marchan | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .875 |
| Ronald Torreyes | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .286 |
| Team Totals | 60 | 1945 | 306 | 500 | 90 | 10 | 82 | 289 | 35 | 229 | .257 | .439 |
Source:

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Aaron Nola | 5 | 5 | 3.28 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 71.1 | 54 | 31 | 26 | 23 | 96 |
| Zach Wheeler | 4 | 2 | 2.92 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 71.0 | 67 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 53 |
| Zach Eflin | 4 | 2 | 3.97 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 59.0 | 60 | 28 | 26 | 15 | 70 |
| Jake Arrieta | 4 | 4 | 5.08 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 44.1 | 51 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 32 |
| Vince Velasquez | 1 | 1 | 5.56 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 34.0 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 46 |
| Tommy Hunter | 0 | 1 | 4.01 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 24.2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 25 |
| Spencer Howard | 1 | 2 | 5.92 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 24.1 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 23 |
| Héctor Neris | 2 | 2 | 4.57 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 21.2 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 27 |
| Blake Parker | 3 | 0 | 2.81 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| Adam Morgan | 0 | 1 | 5.54 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
| Brandon Workman | 1 | 4 | 6.92 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 13.0 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 |
| Connor Brogdon | 1 | 0 | 3.97 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| David Hale | 0 | 0 | 4.09 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11.0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| JoJo Romero | 0 | 0 | 7.59 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| Ramón Rosso | 0 | 1 | 6.52 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
| Heath Hembree | 1 | 0 | 12.54 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 10 |
| David Phelps | 0 | 1 | 12.91 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 |
| Deolis Guerra | 1 | 3 | 8.59 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
| José Álvarez | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Nick Pivetta | 0 | 0 | 15.88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| Reggie McClain | 0 | 0 | 5.06 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Adonis Medina | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Ranger Suárez | 0 | 1 | 20.25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| Cole Irvin | 0 | 1 | 17.18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| Trevor Kelley | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Austin Davis | 0 | 0 | 21.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| Mauricio Llovera | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Garrett Cleavinger | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Neil Walker | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 32 | 5.14 | 60 | 60 | 11 | 497.0 | 550 | 311 | 284 | 185 | 532 |
Source:

## Season summary
### July

The Phillies dropped their home opener, 2–5, against Marlins but was highlighted by shortstop Didi Gregorius' home run. The team rebounded with a 7–1 victory the next day powered by Gregorius' second home run and designated hitter Phil Gosselin's 2-home run performance to give pitcher Zack Wheeler the victory in his Phillies' debut. The Marlins won the rubber match, 11–6, as the Phillies left the bases loaded 3 times in the latter half of the game.

### COVID-19 outbreak

The Marlins' opening day catcher Jorge Alfaro was placed on the injured list after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier in the day. First baseman Garrett Cooper and outfielder Harold Ramírez also tested positive for COVID-19 shortly thereafter. Two days later prior to the final game of the opening series, Marlins' pitcher José Ureña tested positive for COVID-19 and was scratched from his start. Following the game the Marlins delayed their flight back to Miami due to concerns of an outbreak.
On July 27, the Marlins' home opener against the Baltimore Orioles was postponed amid reports that eight new players had tested positive for COVID-19. Reports stated that 11 Marlins players and two coaches had tested positive. MLB also postponed the Phillies' next game against the Yankees as the Yankees would be using the same clubhouse as the Marlins. The Marlins remained in Philadelphia pending further testing.
On July 28, sources reported that at least four more members of the Marlins had tested positive for COVID-19. In five days, the Marlins had a total of 17 people test positive for the virus. On the same day, the MLB announced that the Marlins and Phillies seasons would be put on hold and their opponents' schedules adjusted.
The Phillies' home-and-home series with the New York Yankees was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The July 31 game with the Toronto Blue Jays was also postponed and rescheduled as an August 1 traditional doubleheader. However, on July 30 after an unnamed coach and Phillies' clubhouse worker tested positive (which were later determined to be false positives), the Blue Jays series was postponed.

### August

As Major League Baseball juggled the schedules, the Phillies opened August with a home-and-home series with the Yankees, making up games postponed from the previous week. Hours before the first pitch on August 3, the next day's game was postponed due to the impending inclement weather with the approach of Hurricane Isaias, setting up a doubleheader at Citizens Bank Park where each team would take turns at being the home team. Earning a split of the 4-game Yankees' series, the Phillies went on to split the 4-game Atlanta Braves' series. After being swept in a 3-games series by the Baltimore Orioles, the Phillies completed their homestand by sweeping the New York Mets.
In their first real roadtrip of the season (they had played a single game in New York earlier in the month but traveled back to Philadelphia after the game), the Phillies split a 2-game series with the Boston Red Sox. After leading early in both games of a doubleheader against in the Blue Jays, the Phillies were swept in the brief 1-day stay in Buffalo, New York, the Jays' home stadium (Sahlen Field) in 2020 due to the pandemic. In Atlanta, the Phillies led early in the opening 2 games of the series only to have the bullpen lose the games in the final innings. In the Atlanta finale, broadcast on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, the Phillies held on for a 5–4 victory with the game-tying run thrown out at home plate to end the game.

### Playoffs again not reached

On September 27, 2020, the Phillies lost the season finale to the Tampa Bay Rays, 5–0, and they were therefore not eligible for the playoffs. If the Phillies had won that game and the San Francisco Giants and the Milwaukee Brewers had lost, they would have clinched the eighth playoff spot. The Giants and Brewers both lost their games.

## Farm system

Due to safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced on June 30, 2020, that the 2020 Minor League Baseball season would not be played.
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | International League | Gary Jones |
| AA | Reading Fightin Phils | Eastern League | Greg Legg |
| A-Advanced | Clearwater Threshers | Florida State League | Shawn Williams |
| A | Lakewood BlueClaws | South Atlantic League | Marty Malloy |
| A-Short Season | Williamsport Crosscutters | New York–Penn League | Pat Borders |
| Rookie | GCL Phillies | Gulf Coast League | Roly de Armas |
| Rookie | DSL Phillies | Dominican Summer League | Waner Santana |